Hey, I'm curious what schools you guys think are your favorite of the ones you have interviewed at so far. This was done a couple of months ago, so I'm sure it has changed for a lot of people. SO basically list the top three schools that you would want to go to that you have interviewed at.
Here is mine:

Exactly. I see nothing the matter with this thread. I haven't posted, because I have yet to interview anywhere, but it seems like a perfectly reasonable idea. It's not to brag, just to be curious about what the opinions of others are.

personally, i think this thread sucks. maybe i'll feel differently (ie lose my diplomatic sensitivity) once I have been accepted at a school and feel safe and secure enough to go around talking shat.
But hey...we are running out of topics here on the board, and I DONT want this board to seem flooded with inconsequential (to us) mcat study questions. so if this thread is what it takes to dilute this board a bit, I'm a happy camper.

PS. although i'll never contribute to this thread, it provides some interesting reading. just seeing which one of us has the cojones to put up
1. Howard
2. Meharry
3. Morehouse*

Hey you guys, be proud of your lists! We can't all be HyperElite. Just remember all of these schools are allopathic medical schools in the United States of America. We will all graduate with MDs. Attending any one of these schools is something to be proud of and will command us instant respect from people the whole world over for the rest of our natural lives. This self-deprecatory stuff is not necessary. Be happy and proud of yourselves. We're not all going to Harvard but why should we care?

...could still see myself happy at georgetown or south florida. T'would be nice if I had a single acceptance, let alone make these choices </strong><hr></blockquote>

Hang in there USeF, I'm sure that the acceptances will start rolling in soon. Hopefully you'll get into UF this month (they start granting a lot of acceptances in January). UF and Pitt over Pritzker, eh? Interesting to say the least. Anyway, it's just a huge waiting game for a lot of us. Right now I just wanna get in, and if I'm fortunate enough to stay in the warm weather down here, I won't complain.

i hate to wage threadwar, but i would like to say that people should be able to list harvard, etc. as their top three without being considered elitist! most of us haven't been accepted at these schools, these are just preferences. mine (and no, i haven't gotten into any of them yet)

1. Columbia
2. Cornell
3. Stanford/Duke/Northwestern

Okay, so I can't narrow things down. I did apply to 22 schools in the first place! I never claimed to be decisive

Alice, you misunderstand me if you think that I am accusing people of elitism just because they list "elite" schools. Not at all. In the posts I have read, no posters have been bragging. They have just answered the question about their preferences regarding the schools where they have interviewed. That is great. I was approaching the subject from the opposite side...I was just discomfited how people who don't have "elite" schools to list are feeling the need to preface their lists with an apology for how their list of schools is not that great or to feel intimidated from posting because others posting have listed "elite" schools. We should all put things in perspective and be proud of our accomplishments. It is great Alice that you have interviewed at such good places. I would love to interview at Stanford in particular myself (not holding my breath on that one!).

Hrm...it's kind of a trivial list since I've pretty much liked all the places I've been to. While UW is listed as #4 there, I'd be totally thrilled if that's where I ended up. The only clear choice was SF at #1.

I've only interviewed at 2 schools, Columbia and Albany. The choice would be pretty clear between those two. But I'm with Jessica and Brandondite -- I'll get back to you when I've been to a few more interviews.

pitt's block system and PBL is getting my love. Besides they are the last one to hear back from and I'm starting to get this feeling in my belly that they might give me an acceptance instead of making it to waitlist #5/5.

Also, on some days when I feel like I wanna stay closer to home Sinai comes over Mayo. On other days when I pick up a Cell paper and see Larry Zipursky on it (a very admirable scientist for all you neuro-development buffs) I feel like going to the hub of UCLA. God only knows...

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